Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the guidelines for the annual census on which the capitation grant is based, in light of increased enrolments in schools after 30 September 2023 but prior to the forms closing date of 31 October for students not enrolled in a primary school in Ireland previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45605/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The level of capitation grants payable to a school is determined by reference to the number of pupils enrolled on 30th September of the school year. It is vital, in order to ensure the proper allocation of publicly funded resources and to facilitate the equitable resourcing of schools that accurate returns of valid enrolments are submitted to the Department.

The current process enables the Department to have in place the necessary measures to assess the accuracy of returns and thereby strengthen the integrity of the resource allocation process and the equitable treatment of schools, whilst ensuring that publicly funded resources are properly allocated.